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Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839) is a animal in the Labridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839) (Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839))
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Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)

Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)

The western king wrasse (Coris auricularis) is a ray-finned fish in genus Coris, first validly named in 1839 by Valenciennes.

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Coris
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About Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)

Coris auricularis, commonly called the western king wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish that belongs to the genus Coris. This species' scientific name was first validly published in 1839 by Valenciennes.

Photo: (c) J. Martin Crossley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by J. Martin Crossley · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Labridae Coris

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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